Freddie Mac Guarantees Third Multifamily Small Balance Loan Securitization Certificates

MCLEAN, VA - Freddie Mac announced that it will guarantee its third series of SB Certificates, which are backed by multifamily small balance loans underwritten by Freddie Mac and issued by a third-party trust. The company expects to guarantee approximately $193 million in SB Certificates (SB3 Certificates), which are anticipated to price the week of September 8, 2015, and settle on or about September 23, 2015.

For the SB3 Certificates, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC will operate as sole lead manager and bookrunner. Banc of California, National Association originated the seasoned pool of small balance loans which Freddie Mac acquired.

"Our Small Balance Loan platform is off to a successful start this year as we announce our third securitization of the year, and our first that will include seasoned Small Balance Loans," said Mitchell Resnick, vice president of Freddie Mac Multifamily Capital Markets.

Freddie Mac is guaranteeing the senior securities issued by the FRESB 2015-SB3 Mortgage Trust, and is acting as mortgage loan seller and master servicer. The third-party trust will also issue certificates consisting of the Class B, X2 and R Certificates, which will not be guaranteed by Freddie Mac and will be sold to private investors. The SB3 preliminary offering circular and the Small Balance Securitization Investor Presentation are available on Freddie Mac's website.

The Small Balance Loan (SBL) origination initiative was first announced in October 2014, and expands the company's continuing effort to better serve less populated markets and provide additional liquidity to smaller apartment properties. Loans in the program generally range from $1 million to $5 million and have five or more units. Freddie Mac has a specialty network of Seller/Servicers and SBL lenders with extensive experience in this market who source loans across the country. Freddie Mac purchases and aggregates loans by seller and will then securitize each seller's deals when pool sizes are approximately $100-$125 million.